挪开 (nuó kāi) — to move aside, to shift (something) out of the way

Definition

Examples

• 请把椅子挪开，让老人过去。
  Qǐng bǎ yǐ zi nuó kāi, ràng lǎo rén guò qù.
  Please move the chair aside to let the old person pass.
• 柜子太重了，我一个人挪不开。
  Guì zi tài zhòng le, wǒ yí gè rén nuó bù kāi.
  The cabinet is too heavy — I can't move it aside by myself.
• 你把沙发挪一下，就能放桌子了。
  Nǐ bǎ shā fā nuó yí xià, jiù néng fàng zhuō zi le.
  Shift the sofa a bit, and then you can put the table there.